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About Oxfam GB

Oxfam is a global movement of people committed to ending poverty.
We work to save lives in emergencies, improve the lives of poor people through development projects, and campaign to tackle the root causes of poverty. And we need people like you to make this happen. Click the links below to find out more about Oxfam and the many different ways you can help.


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Oxjam, Film Parties and Rubbish Presents

Hi there Oxfam supporters have been really busy during October, organising and attending the amazing Oxjam music events throughout the UK, which have raised lots of money for our work to help end pove...
Posted by Oxfam GB on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:55:00 PST

Make music ~ Raise money ~ End poverty

Oxjam started with a bang on the 1st October and so much has happened already that we don't know where to start! So we've picked out a few events to boast about. It would be great to hear if you have ...
Posted by Oxfam GB on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:05:00 PST

Five women share their stories of living in extreme poverty

Poverty has a voice - hear 5 of them. Over a billion people live in extreme poverty. Every one of them  has an unique story. Oxfam recently talked to Angela, Elizabeth, Poonam, Daudi a...
Posted by Oxfam GB on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:11:00 PST

Update on Go Gordon Chase!

So far 8517 people have joined our online petition at http://www.oxfam.org.uk/gordon. We have just added a compilation of your best pictures and videos of you chasing Gordon.   We want you to se...
Posted by Oxfam GB on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:24:00 PST

Chase Gordon Brown to go faster and further

We want your help to put as much pressure as possible on Gordon Brown in his first 100 days as PM.   We want you to CHASE him to: - GO FURTHER on fighting poverty. - GO FASTER on climate cha...
Posted by Oxfam GB on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:34:00 PST

Win a luxury ethical festival kit

How do you fancy getting your hands on the ultimate low-carbon festival survival kit?   Enter the competition, on Oxfam's website Generation Why, and you could win a luxury tipi, solar sho...
Posted by Oxfam GB on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:49:00 PST

Get 250 quid for your Oxjam event and get on XFM

XFM and Oxfam have teamed up to offer 200 of you £250 towards the cost of putting on your Oxjam event. The money could be spent on anything from venue hire and paying a soundman to printing up flyers ...
Posted by Oxfam GB on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:13:00 PST

G8 wait result -your campaigning works!

One of the last things Tony Blair did whilst in office was to send a response to our G8 wait campaign.   Over 6,500 of you waited for him, and other world leaders, to respond to their promises m...
Posted by Oxfam GB on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:42:00 PST

Over 70,000 people count at Glastonbury

We're back from Glastonbury, we've had a wash and we're a little less stinky - and now we're overjoyed with the news that over 70,000 festival-goers signed up to I Count over the weekend. That's a lot...
Posted by Oxfam GB on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:59:00 PST

We're off to Glasto!

Next week we're packing our sleeping bags and wellies and heading off to Glastonbury to campaign against climate change...   We will be asking people to make the I Count climate change pledge&n...
Posted by Oxfam GB on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:14:00 PST